The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-02-01
A RUFFIAN, A COWARD

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RUFFIAN, A COWARD
and a bully among the nations of the
earth, insolent to the weak, yranuica
to the feeble and cringing and Obesequi-
Gus to the strong. Her his
tory for costumes has been a record Of
crime against the human race, in Ireland,
in Scotland, in Wales, against the Roman
Catholics. against the Beers, of South ARR
ca, against the Hindoos and Chinese
wherever there has been feeble, weak,
a helpless nation, Crest Britain has been
there for the purpose of rapacity. and plum
der and conquest. %
ENGLAND BEARS NO GOOD WILL
feats rankles, dare say, In the breasts of
Englishman, when | say that Great Britain
is not friendly to this country
mean that the ruling classes are
unfriendly to this country. Her course
has always been one of wrong, insolence
and outrage. England cheated the south
with false hopes of recognition, and injured
the north by violations of neutrality. Her
course in the treaty of Washington, was
actuated solely by fear of the conse-
quences TO this country in the next war
in which she mi.ht be engaged, if she per-
mitted the principle which She established
to stand undenied. believe that there is
no special reciprocity of good will
on the part of America towards England.
There are few Americans who do not re-
gret Waterloo. There are few Americans
who do not recognize the fact that the
course of England towards, this country
has been enc of insolence and suspicion
and outrage from the beginning of onr
national existence. If L read this trans
action Alright, there is no purpose on the
part of Great Britain to secure a peaceful
solution pacific Interpretation of the treaty
of 1918 bat rather deliberate intention
to ferment the irritation and disconent
between Canada and the United States soas
TO prevent that qualification in the imme-|
diate future which would be inevitable if
both people were left to the operation of
the natural laws of trade and society. i
see very plainly what
THE PURPOSE OF GREAT BRITAIN =.
has been in the matter. She desires to
render it impossible for free, friendly re-
ciprocal relations, political and otherEise)
No exist between Canada and the United
States, therefore / was glad to hear
of the Interpretation placed on
the proposed legislation by the senator
from Maine, Frye, that so far as he is
concerned, it is to be a. declaration to
Great Britain recognizing her agency and
her power in the matter, that she will per-
sist further at her peril.
Senator Hoar declared that so far from
this being a wariike measure it was a mes
sure to prevent war. If congress !
were to declare las it had the
right so to declare,) that The
British government had violated the ire atty
of 1913 that thatiwas cdasus beui and that
it was the duty of congress so t. treat it, it
would set the two countries by the ears
and lead to the expenditure of much
TREASURE AND BLOOD.
But the senate of the United States and its
committee on foreign relations did not
think of entering that ground America
would be always ready to meet emergen-
cies when they rise. The committee on
foreign relations was acting In a most
peaceful way and on the side of peace
so as to furnish opportunity to the govern
ment of Great Britain to reflect upon the
question, how much this was going to
damage her commerce. The committee
wanted to present the opportunity for cool
1t would not be necessary for
the president of the United States to issue
a proclamation of embargo or proclama7I
ton of entire suspension of commercial
with Canada or with any other
part of Great Britain He was quite sure
that when Canadian fishermen found that I
there was no marked In the United States
for pound of their fish, they would al
once consult the pocket nerve, and it.
would be found quite easy to arrange all !,
difficulties without resorting to 80